Clinical Psychologist

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Washington, D.C. 20011

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1974-1977 B.S. Summa Cum Laude, College of Charleston, S.C. (Psychology major).

1997-Present Psychologist, private practice, in Sylva, N.C. and now greater Washington D.C. area.

1997-Present Clinical Psychologist, Alexandria Mental Health.

1997. Director of Behavioral Health, Cherokee Indian Hospital, Cherokee, N.C.
1998. Administered 16 person Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and emergency Services. Included direct clinical work, grant writing, administration, budgets, consultations, Forensic Psychology. Consulted to Regional Youth Treatment Center (Substance Abuse Residential Program).

1989. Assistant Director of Psychology, Michael Reese Hospital.
1990. Assisted In administering a Psychology Department and American Psychological Association approved internship, taught interns, psychiatric residents and Postdoctoral fellows, administered adolescent program, forensic work.

1995-1990 Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Pritzger School of Medicine.

1982-1985 Research Associate, (Assistant Professor), Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Pritzger School of Medicine

Selected Grants and Contracts (principle author/co-author)

1989. Grant, Indian Health Service, model day treatment program for CMI patients.

1995. Grant, Robert Woods Johnson, Healthy Cherokee (substance abuse prevention)

1977. First in class, College of Charleston, S.C.

1977. Outstanding Psychology Student Award
1978. Doyle Fellowship (top merit fellowship at Loyola)

1980. NIMH Training Grant (internship year)

1986. Psychosis section, American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Treatment

1986. Secretary of Illinois Psychological Association

1988. Fellow, Division 12 of American Psychological Association

1993. Area Administrator of the Year Award, Indian Health Service
1994. Outstanding Clinician Award, Indian Health Service

Selected Journals (past Editorial Boards):

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Affective Disorders Network Bulletin, Editor

North Carolina 1555

Virginia 0810-002594

District of Columbia 1886

Maryland, 3484

Insurance Certificate 45P-2057387

1987. Secretary, Clinical Section, Illinois Psychological Association
1988. American Academy of Sciences

1990. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
1991. International Society for Adolescent Psychiatry

1990. Association for the Psychiatric Study of Adolescents

1992. Eastern Psychological Association

1990. Midwestern Psychological Association

1990. Association for the Advancement of Psychology

1. Society for Personality Assessment
2. American Psychological Association; Member of Division: 8, 12, 29, 38, 39
3. Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 12

Scientific Publications:

Berndt, D.J. (1979). Construct validation of the personal and sociopolitical dimensions of Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. Psychological Reports 42:1259 -1263.

Berndt, D.J. (1979). Taking items out of context: Dimensional shifts with short form of the Beck Depression Inventory. Psychological Reports 45:569-570.

Berndt, S.M.. & Berndt, D.J. (1980). A realistic experiment in alternative health care. Journal of Personality Assessment 44:325-326

Berndt, D.J., Petzel, T. & Berndt, S.M. (1980). Development and initial evaluation of a multiscore depression inventory. Journal of Personality Assessment 44:396-404.

Berndt, D.J. & Berndt, S.M. (1980). Relationship of mild depression to psychological deficit in college students. Journal of Clinical Psychology 36:868-873.

Petzel, T.P. & Berndt, D.J. (1980). Criteria used by APA-approved internship for intern selection: the relative importance of academic and clinical preparation. Professional Psychology.

Berndt, D.J. & Kaiser, C.F. (1980). An exploration of some reliability results for the Multiscore depression inventory. Psychological Reports 47:823-826

Berndt, D.J. (1981). How valid are the subscales of the multiscore depression inventory? Journal of Clinical Psychology 37:564-570.

Berndt, D.J. (1981). The situational control scale: A self-report measure of learned helplessness. Microfiche Publications NAPS/ASIS #03823, pp 1-17.

Lanin, I., Berndt, D.J., Harrow, M. & Neiditz, J. (1981). The many levels of cohesive speech behavior: an empirical examination. In C.S. Masek, R.A. Hendrick & M.F. Miller (Eds.), Papers from the Parasession on Language and Behavior. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Linguistic Society.

Berndt, S.M., Berndt, D.J. & Kaiser, C.F. (1982). Attributional styles for depression and helplessness: the importance of sex and situational context. Sex Roles 8:433-441.

Berndt, D.J., Kaiser, C. F. & Van Aalst, F. (1982). Depression and self-actualization in gifted adolescents. Journal of Clinical Psychology 38:142-150.

Berndt, D.J. & Berndt, S.M. (1982). Use of depression inventories (comment). Journal of Family Practice 14:454-455.

Romano, B. & Berndt, D.J. (1982). Does maternal employment predispose a child to depression? Educational Resources Information Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan: ED#219142.

Johnson, C. & Berndt, D.J. (1983). Preliminary investigation of bulimia and life adjustment. American Journal of Psychiatry 140:774-777.

Berndt, S.M., Berndt, D.J. & Byars, W.D. (1983). A multi-institutional study of depression in family practice. Journal of Family Practice 16:83-87.

Berndt, S.M. & Berndt, D.J. (1983). Depression: Symptom or syndrome? (comment). Journal of Family Practice 16:222-223.

Barglow, P., Edidin, D.V., Springer, A., Berndt, D.J., Phillips, R. & Dubow, E. (1983). Juvenile diabetic control: psychosocial factors and therapeutic efficacy. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 12:77-94.

Berndt, D.J., Schwartz, S. & Kaiser, C.F. (1983). Readability of clinical self-report depression inventories. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 51:627-628.

Berndt, D.J. (1983). Professional and ethical considerations in psychological assessment. Professional Psychology; Research and Practice 14:580-587.

Berndt, D.J., Edidin, D.V. & Barglow, P. (1983). Stress, ego development and diabetic control. In Scientific Proceedings of the 136^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Washington, D.C.; American Psychiatric Association.

Berndt, D.J., Petzel, T. Kaiser, C.F. (1983). Evaluation of the short form of the Multiscore depression inventory. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 51:790-791.

Berndt, D.J. & Zinn, D. (1984). The overlap of depression and conduct disorders. Scientific Proceedings of the 137^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Washington, D.C.; American Psychiatric Association.

Israel, C., Berndt, D.J. & Barglow, P. (1984). Life stress and the female diabetic patient. The Female Patient 9:53-64.

Berndt, D.J., Berndt, S.M. (1984). Reply to "Comments on 'Attributional styles for helplessness and depression' ". Sex Roles 10:559-562.

Berndt, D.J., Berndt, S.M. & Kaiser, C.F (1984). Multidimensional assessment of depression. Journal of Personality Assessment 48:489-494.

Barglow, P., Hatcher, R. & Berndt, D.J. et al (1984). Stress and diabetic control in diabetes: Psychosomatic evidence and evaluation of methods. Psychosomatic Medicine 46:127-144.

Kaiser, C.F. & Berndt, D.J. (1985). Predictors of loneliness in the gifted adolescent. Gifted Child Quarterly 29:74-77.

Berndt, D.J. (1985). Carelessness, computers and critical review (comment). American Psychologist 40:866-867.

Barglow, P., Hatcher, R., Berndt, D.J. & Phelps, R. (1985). Psychosocial childbearing stress and metabolic control in pregnant diabetics. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 173:615-620.

Berndt, D.J. (1986). Multiscore Depression Inventory Manual, Los Angeles: Western Psychological Services.

Israel, C., Berndt, D.J., Barglow, P. (1986). Refinement of a measure of adherence to the medical treatment for diabetes mellitus. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 15:78-107.

Barglow, P., Berndt, D.J., Burns, J. & Hatcher, R. (1986). Neuroendoctrine and Psychological factors in childhood diabetes mellitus. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry 25:785-793.

Berndt, D.J. & Zinn, D. (1988). Stressful life events and adolescent depressive symptomatology. In E.J. Anthony and C. Chiland (Eds.), The Child in His Family, Vol. 8: Perilous Development; Child Raising and Identity Formation Under Stress, New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Feinstein, S. & Berndt, D.J. (1988). Assimilating Piaget: Cognitive Structures and depressive reactions to loss. In G. I. Lubin (Ed.), International Conference on Piagetan Psychiatry, Los Angeles; University of Southern California Press.

Kaiser, C.F., Berndt, D.J. & Stanley, G. (1989). Moral judgement and depression in gifted adolescents. In: Proceedings of the 7^th World Conference on Gifted and Talented Children.

Berndt, D.J. (1990). "Inventories and Scales". In: Wolman, B. & Striker, G. Handbook of Affective Disorders, New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Feinstein, S. & Berndt, D.J. (1995). Loss: Piagetan cognitive structures and depression in children. In Adolescent Psychiatry, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Berndt, D.J. & Kaiser, C.F. (1996). Children's Multiscore Depression Inventory, Los Angeles: Western Psychological Services.

Berndt, D.J. (1999) Dealing With Divorce: Seven Tips to Protect your Kids. In Berndt, D.J. When Marriage Ends: A Divorce E-Bulletin, Washington, D.C., Divorcedoc.com.

Berndt, D.J. (1999) The Divorce Rollercoaster, in The Medical News, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Medical News Press.

Berndt, D.J. (In press). Ethical and Professional Considerations in Psychological Testing. In Bersoff, D.N. (Ed.) Ethical Conflicts in Psychology, Washington, D.C. APA

Berndt, D.J. (Manuscript in preparation). Use of the Multiscore Depression Inventory in Forensic Settings.

Berndt, D.J. (1977, April). The multidimensional controversy over Rotter's internal-external locus of control scale. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Psychological Association, Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Berndt, D.J. (1978, May). Induction of mood states and their effect on subjective time estimation. Paper presented at the 5oth Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Berndt, D.J. & Petzel, T. (1979, May). Internship preferences for applicant's training paper presented at the 51^st Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Berndt, D.J. & Rupert, P. (1980, August). How APA programs evaluate students: a national survey. Paper presented as part of a symposium on Evaluation and Feedback for students in APA Programs, at the 88^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Montreal, Canada.

Berndt, D.J. (1980, August). A validation study of the subscales of the Multiscore depression inventory. Paper presented at the 88^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Montreal, Canada.

Berndt, D.J., Lanin, I. & Harrow, M. (1981, August). Positive and negative thought disorder at acute and post-hospitalization. Paper presented at the 89^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles.

Romano, B. & Berndt, D. J. (1981, August). Does maternal employment predispose a child to depression? Paper presented at the 89^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles.

Lanin, I., Berndt, D.J. & Harrow, M. (1981, August). Processes of disordered speech: Referential communication and loss of goal. Paper presented at the 89^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles.

Joy, D. & Berndt, D.J. (1981, August). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms in rape victims. Paper presented at the 89^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles.

Lanin, I., Berndt, D.J., Harrow, M. & Neiditz, J. (1981, May). The many levels of cohesive speech behavior; an empirical evaluation. Paper presented at the 17th Regional Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society, Chicago.

Berndt, D.J. (1981, April). Evaluation of a short form of the Multiscore depression inventory. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York.

Stuckey, M. & Berndt, D.J. (1981, April). Disturbed eating behavior and depressive symptomatology. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York.

Berndt, D.J. (1981, April). Limitations of the reformulated model of learned helplessness; revisited. Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Houston, Texas.

Berndt, D.J. (1982, July). Premature closure in the diagnosis of adolescent depression. Paper presented at the 10^th International Congress of the Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, Dublin, Ireland

Berndt, D.J. & Zinn, D. (1982, July). Stressful life events and adolescent depressive symptomatology. . Paper presented at the 10^th International Congress of the Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, Dublin, Ireland

Berndt, D.J., Barglow, P. & Edidin, D.V. (1983, May). Stress, ego development, and diabetic control. Paper presented at the 136th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New York.

Kaiser, C.F. & Berndt, D.J. (1983, May). The lonely and gifted adolescent: Stress, depression and anger. Paper presented at the 55^th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Berndt, D.J., Isreal, C. & Barglow, P. (1983, May). Development of a self-report measure of compliance for insulin-dependent diabetics. Paper presented at the 55^th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Berndt, D.J. (1984, February). Adolescent inpatient research: Meeting the challenge of prospective payment. Invited presentation at the Chestnut Lodge Luncheon, American Association of Psychiatric Clinics for Children Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Barglow, P., Berndt, D.J. & Hatcher, R. (1984, March). Stress and diabetic control during pregnancy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Hilton Head, S.C.

Berndt, D.J. (1984, May). Parenting diabetic children. Panel discussion at the annual Meeting of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Chicago.

Berndt, D.J., Smith, E. & Zinn, D. (1984, May). The overlap of depression and conduct disorders. Paper presented at the 137^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Los Angeles.

Berndt, D.J., Zinn, D. & Gilliam, G. (1985, July). Discrimination of behavioral and affective disorders in adolescence: The roles of cognition and affect. Paper presented at the World Organizing Conference of the International Society of Adolescent Psychiatry, Paris, France.

Berndt, S.M., Berndt, D.J. & Kaiser, C.F. (1985, July). Development of state and trait versions of the Multiscore depression inventory. Paper presented at the World Organizing Conference of the International Society of Adolescent Psychiatry, Paris, France.

Berndt, D.J. & Zinn, D. (1985, July). Rich full mood of sadness: what normal depression can tell us about child psychiatry. Invited paper presented at the World Organizing Conference of the International Society of Adolescent Psychiatry, Paris, France.

Berndt, D.J. (1985, November). Meaning and memory: different theoretical perspectives on the treatment of depression. Invited presentation as panel member with Donald Meichenbaum and Robert Devito, Dupage CHD Conference on Affective Disorders, Naperville, Illinois.

Berndt, D.J. (1986, April). Co-moderator of Institute on adolescent treatment at the 63^rd Annual Meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Chicago.

Berndt, D.J. (1986, April). Clinical depression during adolescence. Paper presented at the 63^rd Annual Meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Chicago.

Pfaelzer-Smith, E. & Berndt, D.J. (1986, August). Depression in anorexic, bulimic and weight preoccupied women. Paper presented at the 94^th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Kaiser, C.F. & Berndt, D.J. (1987, August). Moral reasoning and depression in gifted adolescents. Paper presented at the 7^th World Conference on gifted and Talented Children, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Berndt, D.J., Escobar, J. & Berndt, S.M. (1988, March). Hispanic language translation of a Multiscore depression inventory. Paper presented at the 4^th International Symposium of the American Society of Hispanic Psychiatrists, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Berndt, D.J. (1988, March). Bulimia: Research and Clinical Perspectives. Invited address at the South Florida Association for Adolescent Psychiatry, Miami, Florida

Berndt, D.J. & Kaiser, C.S. (1995, May). Assessment of childhood depression. Symposium of the South Eastern Psychological Association, New Orleans.

Berndt, D.J. (1998, November). Hypnosis and Modification of Pain. Seminar presented at the Alternative Living Health Expo, Arlington, Virginia.

Berndt, D.J. (1999, March). Pain and Stress Management. In Asner, J., Seminar on Eating Disorders at Annual Meeting of Washington Association of Women Dentists, Coolfont, West Virginia.